Adjustable feed box or pan.



C. C HOWARD.

ADJUSTABLE FEED BOX 08 PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1916.

1,209,709. Patented Dec. 26,1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

Application filed July 1, 1916. Serial No. 107,074.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CALVIN C. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Park City, in the county of Stillwater and State of Montana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Feed Boxes or Pans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in feed boxes or pans and more particularly to those adapted for use in the feeding of live stock such as horses, cows, or the like.

One object of this invent-ion is the provision of a feed box so constructed as to be readily set up between the two vertical members such as those constituting the two walls of the customary stall in which horses or the like are usually kept and fed.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a suitable feed box especially adapted for field or lumber camp use as the same may be readily set up between a plurality of suitably spaced trees readily found in such vicinities.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a knock-down feed box so constructed that the same may be readily set up and instantly taken down to be packed for shipment in a very small space if desired.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination, and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedby the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a manger with my improved feed box mounted therein, Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View illustrating one of the feed box supporting rods separated, and, Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the cooperating means between the supporting rod and feed box for supporting the latter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by similar characters of reference throughout, the numeral 10 designates in general my improved feed box which comprises a feed box or pan 11 composed of any suitable material and having a plurality of oppositely disposed tongues 12 formed thereon at the upper edge thereof, the object of which will be hereinafter more fully described. Supporting said feed box 11 on opposite sides thereof are supporting rods 13 each of which comprises two sections 14 and 15, the section 14. being of greater length than the section 15 and having a series of suitably spaced apertures 16 formed therein at one end thereof as a means for adjusting this section 14. longitudinally relative to the other sec tion 15, while the opposite end is pointed as indicated by the letter A, the object of which will also be hereinafter more fully described. Partly enveloping this section 11 is the section 15 which is so constructed as to provide a seat 17 for the reception of part of the section 14, which is pivotally connected with the section 15 through the medium of a suitable bolt 18 and wing-nut- 19, the bolt 18 passing through a plurality of ears 20 formed at one end of the section 15 between which said bolt passes through one of the apertures 16 of the section let thus pivotally securing the same therebetween and permitting the longitudinal adjustment of both sections lat and 15. The opposite end of this section 15 is also pointed as indicated by the letter B, while in close proximity to both terminals of said section 15 and on one side thereof are formed a plurality of grooves '21 adapted to receive their respective tongues 12 carried by the feed box or pan 11 thus providing a means for engagement with said feed box or pan 11 whereby the same is substantially supported between the supporting rods 13.

The operation of this feed box or pan is very simple and is as follows: porting rods 13 being composed of two separate sections 11 and 15 both pointed at one end thereof and pivotally connected are first adjusted to bridge the space between the objects contemplated to support the same, when this adjustment is made through the medium of the bolt 18 and wing-nut 19 cooperating with the apertures 16 of the section 11 the supporting rods 13 being hinged at the pivot point produced by the bolt 18 between the sections 14 and 15, allow the supporting rods 13 to be folded into a V- shape when desired, as indicated in dotted lines upon Fig. 2 of the drawings, thus it will be seen that when adjusted to bridge the manger walls properly, the operator simply has to push down upon the supporting rods 13, thereby forcing the two sections 14 and 15 into proper relation to each other while the pointed ends carried by each of the said The sup-' sections 1 and 15 are forced into engagement with the side walls of said manger penetrating the same a sutlicient distance to substantially wedge and hold said supporting rods 13 therebetween, after which a locking ring 22 is passed over one end of the supporting rods 13 so as to encircle both sections 14 and 15 as clearly illustrated by Fig. l of the accompanying drawings, thus providing a locking means for preventing the undesired movement of said sections lat and 15, the latter of which as previously stated is provided with suitable grooves 21 to receive the oppositely disposed tongues 12 carried by the feed box or pan 11, which is adjusted and supported substantially be tween the supporting rods 13 through the cooperation of the sections 1% and 15.

It is now thought that the above description together with the accompanying drawings sufficiently sets forth the construction and operation of this device to enable those familiar with this art to readily understand the construction, operation, and many advantages of the same. it should be understood, however, in this connection that various minor changes in the details of construcion may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention. it should also be further understood that while the drawings illustrate a feed box or pan of non-flexible material it does not limit applicant to the use of such material in the construction of his feed box or pan, for should it be desired for convenience in order to produce a compact article for shipment, applicant may adapt a canvas feed box or one of any similar material, like wise he is not limited to any particular use in connection with this device, as he may also use the same as a water trough or for any similar use without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

lfrom the foregoing disclosure taken in connection with accompanying drawings, it will be manifest that l have provided an adjustable feed box or pan adapted to be used or erected between two objects which will fulfil all the necessary requirements of such a device.

Having thus fully described this invention, what I claim as new, and wish to protect by Letters Patent, is

l. A removable feed box, adjustable means disposed longitudinally thereof and adapted to support said feed box therebetween and means for permitting the last mentioned means to be substantially wedged and held in position between two suitable members.

2. A removable feed box, a plurality of longitudinally disposed rods composed of a 'lopies of. this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by alg'lressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. (2.

plurality of sections pivotally connected and adapted to support said feed box longitudinally therebetween and a means carried at opposite ends of said rods for engagement with a vertically disposed object.

3. A removable feed box, a plurality of horizontally disposed rods supporting said feed box therebetween, means for adjusting said plurality of horizontally disposed rods relative their length and means provided at opposite ends of said horizontally disposed rods for sufficiently penetrating a vertically disposed object at opposite ends of said rods as a means for substantially securing said rods therebetween.

4. A removable feed box, a plurality of horizontally disposed rods composed of a plurality of sections supporting said feed box therebetween, means for adjusting said horizontally disposed rods relative to their length, a means for substantially locking each plurality of sections composing each of said horizontally disposed rods to limit the undesired movement of said sections and means provided at opposite ends of said rods for engagement with a plurality of vertically disposed objects.

5. A removable feed box, a plurality of rods supporting the same, each of said rods composed of plurality of sections, one of said sections being longer than the other section and having a series of apertures formed therein at one end thereof, the other section having a seat formed therein for the reception of part of the last-mentioned section, a plurality of ears formed at one end of said section, a point formed upon one end of each section, a plurality of grooves suitably spaced and formed upon the last-mentioned section, between the plurality of ears and the pointed end, for the reception of a like number of oppositely disposed tongues formed upon the feed box.

6. A removable feed box, adjustable members for supporting said feed box comprising means for permitting the opposite ends of said adjustable members to be drawn to ward each other to permit the insertion of said adjustable members between suitable objects and for permitting the opposite ends of said adjustable members to be moved outwardly into engagement with said suitable objects after their insertion therebetween and means for limiting the undesired movement of said adjustable members for the purpose of substantially securing said adjustable members between said suitable objects.

CALVIN G. HOWARD. Witnesses:

E. P. SEARLES, M. H. Tenuson. 

